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EVENTUAL
Definition of EVENTUAL
adjective
Finally resulting or occurring (after a period of time); inevitable.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From event + -ual; compare French éventuel. The third sense is influenced by any of several European languages, including German eventuell, French éventuel, Italian eventuale, Spanish eventual, Swedish eventuell.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
24th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (116)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EVENTUAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 48 boards so far. 119 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 18, 7 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EVENTUAL starts with E and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AEELNTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start EVENTU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 18
Could you have found EVENTUAL?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 18 - and most players walked straight past it.
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